The Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso is a single-vineyard expression that draws its fruit from an 11.7-hectare parcel with moderately thick galestro soils with ancient marine material. This special site, awash under the b...
The Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc comes from a terrace a few kilometers outside of Martinborough township. This area is higher, more exposed and marginally cooler than the vineyards in town, which brings even greater risks but greater rewards for its makers. Th...
The 2018 Cuvee Monsignori Santorini is all Assyrtiko, unoaked, dry (1.8 grams of residual sugar and 7.02 of total acidity) and comes in at 14% alcohol. This is sourced from vines at least 200 years old, says the winery. As I've mentioned in the past, Argy...
Assyrtiko. Smells of the sea. Briny citrus, stony/mineral. Smells of its location a few metres from the sea. Herbal, citrus flavours and a mouth-wateringly salty flavour. Dry, pure, intense and long.
Not as intensely reminiscent of the sea as the Thalassitis but still with a creamy herbal aroma. But on the palate, this is deliciously crisp and saline, with herbal freshness and marked intensity. Deep and very long and so fresh. Perfect combination of s...